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Pakistan's Foreign Minister Defends US-Designated Terror Group, Blocks UNSC Mention

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Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has sparked controversy after openly defending The Resistance Front (TRF), a US-designated terrorist organization, during a speech in the Pakistani Parliament. Dar confirmed that Pakistan had intervened to block the mention of TRF in the United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) condemnation of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 civilians. The US had designated TRF as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) group just days earlier.

Key Takeaways:

  • Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar openly defended The Resistance Front (TRF), a US-designated terrorist organization, in a speech in the Pakistani Parliament.
  • Dar confirmed that Pakistan intervened to block the mention of TRF in the UNSC's condemnation of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 civilians.
  • TRF is a proxy of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a terrorist group responsible for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
  • The US had designated TRF as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) group just days earlier.
  • Intelligence assessments in both India and the US have repeatedly flagged TRF's operational and financial links with Lashkar-e-Taiba.
  • The decision to designate TRF followed rising diplomatic calls, including from Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who urged a "zero-tolerance" approach to terrorism at the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers' meeting.

Statistics:

  • 26 civilians were killed in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
  • TRF has claimed responsibility for multiple attacks on Indian soil, particularly targeting security forces in Jammu and Kashmir.
  • The US designates TRF a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) group.
  • Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is responsible for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Sources:

  • "US designates TRF a global terror group." IE Online Media Services Pvt. Ltd., distributed by Contify.com.
  • "Pakistan defends US-designated terrorist group, blocks UNSC mention." IE Online Media Services Pvt. Ltd., distributed by Contify.com.

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